Since becoming a guest at Federal Correctional Institution McKean in rural northwest Pennsylvania on Jan. 25, former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah has been collecting tens of thousands of dollars in pension payments. But that may be coming to an end.

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Philadelphia's temple to the arts legged out the city's sports teams as the draw of choice for Uber riders this year. The Museum of Art was the most requested Uber destination in 2017 in Philadelphia, according to a Top 10 list released by the company Tuesday.

Jeanette Wakefield, a former Center City real estate agent, was not your typical defendant in Room 306, the homicide preliminary hearing room at the Criminal Justice Center. Dressed in a long-sleeve gray top, gray pants, and white sneakers, Wakefield appeared calm and poised when she entered the courtroom and sat down at the defense table.

Antonio McCall has been involved in scouting since he was just 14 years old. He followed his step-brother one day to a scout meeting at Wayland Temple Baptist Church in at 25th and Cecil B. Moore and never left. "That was exciting to me, that was different to me," said McCall, who's 31 and the scoutmaster for Troop 98.

Wawa's planned convenience store at the Public Ledger building near Independence Hall may be its biggest location yet in Center City, according to documents filed as part of its building permit application for the site.

...and Big Picture Philadelphia, an education nonprofit organization, opened Vaux Big Picture High School on Master Street near 23rd. The school, which reopened in September, currently has 126 ninth-grade students and plans to...

Sharswood: Vaux High School Reopens Under New Management

Kelvin Jeremiah was shocked when he spoke to children from the Sharswood Blumberg towers that many of them didn't know the "Rocky steps" were in Philadelphia. Many of them had never been to the Philadelphia Museum of Art or seen the Liberty Bell.

Police are cracking down on squatters in Philadelphia. This after an Action News Investigation revealed how these illegal trespassers are stealing homes across the city. Police said our investigation gave them the proof they needed to arrest two squatters. The warrants have been issued and now they are seeking the public's help to track down the accused criminals.

The Philly area saw a bit of snow over the weekend, the first real event of the season and a good sign for SnoHub founder James Albis. His Ridgefield, Conn.-based company, provider of on-demand snow removal, expanded to Philly in the fall along with the Boston and New York metro areas.

Shortly after the Barrymore Awards in late October, Philadelphia playwright Ozzie Jones took to Facebook to blast organizers for failing to mention local actor Michael Leland II in the annual memorial, saying black artists are all too often overlooked - if included at all - in the theater gala.

A man is in critical condition after an argument led to a shooting at a gas station in the Logan section of Philadelphia, police say. It happened around 10 p.m. Monday at the Sunoco gas station on Broad Street near Lindley Avenue. Police say an argument began inside the APlus minimart and ended up in the parking lot.

Following NYC explosion 'wake-up call,' more police on patrol in Philly

Following an explosion at the New York Port Authority bus terminal early Monday morning, the Philadelphia Police Department and SEPTA transit police have assigned extra patrols to monitor Center City and major transportation hubs. No transportation delays are expected in Philadelphia, said SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel, although commuters may notice the increased police presence.

You might assume that a popular neighborhood like Fishtown or Passyunk would hold the title for quickest rising rents in Philadelphia. But according to a new report by Zumper, the center of gravity for rent increases is in a different corner of the city altogether.

Philadelphia had its first snowfall of the season over the weekend, which meant the inevitable return of two annual recurrences: People illegally trying to save their parking spots and motorists not cleaning the snow from their cars before driving. The Philadelphia Police Department has the whole "no savesies" thing covered pretty well, so let's turn our attention to the latter issue.

I'm angry that the stop-and-go issue in Philadelphia has been mischaracterized as a debate about bulletproof glass. In reality, it's about small convenience stores or delis that have routinely been allowed to skirt the law in black and brown communities.

For almost two years, Patricia Cleary claimed to be tutoring a relative with special needs, a Philadelphia School District student; she used her maiden name to submit false tax documents, using a fake Social Security number and teaching credentials, federal officials said.

No, Cindy Bass won't have 'blood on her hands' if bulletproof-glass bill passes

When I first heard about City Councilwoman Cindy Bass's push to force some Philadelphia corner stores to remove bulletproof glass, one image immediately came to mind. It wasn't of something that happened in Philadelphia. Heck, it wasn't even something that happened in the non-fictional world.

The Philadelphia Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened.
One of its assets, then and now, is John Penn's home, "The Solitude," which sat on the land chosen for the zoo. John Penn was the grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania. The Solitude is considered Philadelphia’s most precise and elegant expression of neoclassical style.
On opening day, flags flew, and a brass band welcomed more than 3,000 visitors. Admission was 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, a rate that held for the next half century. Visitors came on foot, on streetcars, by horse and carriage, and every 15 minutes by steamboat on the Schuylkill River, landing at the zoo's own wharf. The Girard Avenue Bridge opened three days later.

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The Philadelphia Zoo opened its gates on July 1, 1874. The Frank Furness Victorian gates and gatehouses, and the zoo's location, are the same today as they were on the day it opened. One of its...

Beloved businessman Camaro Rob, 29, was gunned down Saturday while driving in the 600 block of N. 52nd Street in West Philly, just days before the fourth annual Feeding Families block party, which he co-sponsored each Thanksgiving. - Jenice Armstrong, Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News

What housing shortage? In Philly suburbs, homes are available - just not the kind buyers want

According to an analysis by Drexel University economist Kevin Gillen, Philadelphia's suburban counties in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey have either a "healthy" supply of homes on the market - or an overabundance. - Caitlin McCabe, Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News

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Police: Woman pushed from truck, run over in Port Richmond

Live Broadcast WATCH NOW WATCH LIVE A woman was killed after police say she was pushed out of a moving pickup truck and then run over by an SUV in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. Authorities are searching for both vehicles and the drivers.

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Housing unit is growing our team! We are currently seeking two Housing Unit Paralegals for the Center City office location and to help staff the Landlord-Tenant Help Center located in Municipal Court.
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority has caught the attention of the FBI, according to three former authority employees who say they have been interviewed by federal agents in recent weeks. The three said the investigators asked about the authority's finances, management, and red-light camera program.

Tonetta Graham is doing everything she can to share a very specific message to her fellow neighbors in Strawberry Mansion: Hold your house - do not sell it! "We're right between two neighborhoods that are being gentrified," said Graham, citing Brewerytown to the south and East Falls to the northwest.

Jullion Kelsey has gone through a lot. The tall, strapping 18-year-old from South Philadelphia grew up with his grandmother as his primary caregiver. He had nobody else - his mom lived in Georgia "and I couldn't live with her." His grandmother made an effort.

A move to potentially bring the Philadelphia Parking Authority back under city control had been floated around before Pennsylvania's auditor general released damning audit findings on the authority Thursday. A state House bill proposing the city take back control of the PPA from Harrisburg was referred to committee nine months ago and still awaits a vote there.

Thanks to some quick action by a couple of small business owners, the Philadelphia Police Central Detective Division is opening a file on the woman who's been repeatedly scamming Philly restaurants for cash. The woman visited Waffles & Wedges near 15th and Pine on Friday afternoon and attempted to pull her usual ruse - which has prompted local restaurateurs to start calling her "the hair lady."

Four restaurants - Nom Nom Sushi & Ramen in Rittenhouse, Six Feet Under in Washington Square West, and the two Jasmine Rice locations (Rittenhouse and Old City) - will debut with Center City District Restaurant Week when the promotion returns Jan. 14 to 26 for its winter edition.

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The Philadelphia Police Department is among the oldest police forces in the nation, and today stands as the fourth largest. Before the department was formerly established in 1854, the city relied on a semiprivate night watch system that involved constables lighting lamps and patrolling the city.

Or consider public housing, which began as a segregated service with different complexes designated for white and black workers. But by the 1950s, public housing became mostly populated by black Philadelphians, and so the location of the sites almost perfectly correlates with the areas of the city that HOLC rated D and colored red.

Our youth ensemble had a fantastic Fall! They performed on the Mann Music Center's mainstage, for the Clef Club Youth Jazz Brunch, opened the festivities at the Girard Avenue Street Festival, danced...

Join us as the historic houses showcase the many talents of the neighbors that live near and around Fairmount Park. Enjoy a day of entertainment while taking in the beauty of the houses decorated for the holidays. Participating historic houses include Cedar Grove, Laurel Hill Mansion, Lemon Hill Mansion, Historic Strawberry Mansion and Woodford Mansion.

Philadelphia police say three women attacked a Domino's delivery driver all over a $10 pizza. According to police, the women attacked the female delivery driver, followed her back to work, then beat her and trashed her car in Overbrook. "She got hit with a stick, punched with fists, she got kicked.

Kirk was brought on board by his neighbor, Bob Jaeger, a co-director of the then newly-founded Partners for Sacred Places, a local non-profit group that works to preserve endangered historic churches. "I think the Methodist hierarchy, at that time, wanted to close the congregation down," said Kirk.

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